Tuesday, March 10, 2015

A tough day for bulls, a day which hurt Large Caps more than any other index. The S&P cut deep below 2064. It looks good for a push back to the 200-day MA, which is just above 1,988 support. Volume climbed to register as distribution.

The Nasdaq still has support to work against, and room to maintain bullish momentum with the 50-day MA near 4810 support. Volume climbed to register distribution, but this is not too damaging at current levels.

The Russell 2000 is caught in the middle. As the index most needed to have a strong 2015 (after a lackluster 2014), it has fallen back inside its prior base. Bulls can recover if there is a quick rally above 1220, as this would create a 'bear trap'. But should it drift lower, then an undercut of 1,134 is more likely; a loss of the 50-day MA would confirm.

The Semiconductor Index is under similar pressure as the Russell 2000. However, it's clinging on to support, which gives bulls something to work with tomorrow.

For tomorrow. early gains sets up the potential for a 'bear trap' in the Russell 2000 and a workable bounce in the Semiconductor Index. If there are opening losses, then the Nasdaq has room to run before it reaches support.

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This clock reached its time on October 19th 2017. This was a forecast for a "Major Market Top". Unfortunately, I can't find the link for the source material (but years ending in "7" was one of the red flags) but I thought it interesting enough to start this countdown clock 2 years ago.